wall hanging Daisy

Object number

KM033.1

Artist/Designer/Maker

William Morris - Designer
Jane Morris - embroideress
William Morris - embroiderer

Production date

circa 1860

Production place

England

Material

wool thread
serge

Technique

couched and laid stitching
embroidered

Dimensions

height: 170cm
width: 136cm

Location

Kelmscott Manor - (on display)

Wall hanging 'Daisy', designed by William Morris c. 1860. The design was based on a motif visible in an illumination in a 15th century manuscript by Froissart, 'The Dance of the Wodehouses'. One of a set of hangings designed for the master bedroom at Red House. Coloured wools on dark blue woollen serge ground.